2014年常州英語中考試卷單項選擇1、Itwasreallyhelpful himtotakethecattotheanimalcentre arainynight.A.of;onB.of;atC.for;onD.for;at2.Whyis honestleaderlikehimsupportedby fewworks？A．a(chǎn)n;soB.an;suchC.a;soD.a;such3.---WhereshallIgoforthesummerholiday?---HowaboutXiamen?Itisacityworth A.lookingforB.lookingatC.lookingforwardtoD.lookingaround4.TheYellowRiver floodlargeareas,butnowthewatersofitareusedto energy.A.wasusedto;producingB.usedto;producingC.wasusedto;produceD.usedto;produce5.---Theapplepiesheretaste thanthosefromanywhereelse.---Yes.Butitwillbebetteriftheyare .A.moredelicious;moreexpensiveB.lessdelicious;moreexpensiveC.moredelicious;lessexpensiveD.lessdelicious;lessexpensive6.---Whenwilltherailwaythatconnectsthetwocitiesopen?--- nextyear.Onlytwothirds beenbuilt.A.Until;hasB.Until;haveC.Notuntil;hasD.Notuntil;have7.—-HownicethatLucyhasbeeninvitedtotheparttoo!--Well,Lucy notcone,Sheisnotcertainwherehermotherwillallowherto.A.mightB.wouldC.mustD.need8.Weshouldtellthetruth.Wecan’tsayonethingtoonepersonand thingtosomeoneelse.A.otherB.anotherC.theotherD.onemore9.–It’sreportedthattherewillbeasnowstormthisSunday.- We’replanningtogoonapicnicthatday.A.IhopesoB.IhopenotC.I’mafraidsoD.I’mafraidnot10.Hi,Jim.Ihearthatyou’vejustcomebackfromSanya.I’mcallingtoask .A.howdidyouvisitthecityB.howmanydaysyou’vespendthereC.whichhotelyoustayedinSanyaD.howyoufoundtheseafoodthere二、完形填空閱讀下面短文，從短文后個體所給的A.B.C.D四個選項中選出最佳選項。Myearliestmemoriesofwritingareonlyschoolhomework,nothingofanycreativity.Allthat 11oneday,whenMrs.Kumaraskedustowrite“Anautobiography（自傳）ofpencil”.Forme,itwasjustanotherpieceofhomework, 12Mrs.Kumarreached（表現(xiàn)）verydifferently.Maybeshewasjustbeing 13,ormaybeshereallylikedthework.Whateverher 14,shereaditouttotheclassasanexampleof“finewriting”.Afewyearslater,Iwentbacktomyoldschool.Iwaswalkingthroughthe 15corridors(走廊)whenIpassedbyMrs.Kumar,whowasstillteachingherclass.ShelookedupasIpassedandI 16,notwantingtodisturbher.Seeingme,Shewentoutandinvitedmeintoherclass.“Thisgirlisoneofthebest 17thisschoolhasseen,”shesaid.“Shewroteawonderfulautobiographyofapencil.Ihopesomeofyoucanlearntowritelikeher.”Evenafteralltheseyears,Icanstillclearlyrememberthatmoment.Myfaceshineswith 18wheneverItellsomeonethisexperience.IamsureIwasnottheonlystudentwhoseschoolhomeworkMrs.Kumar 19.Itislikelythatshemadeanefforttomakeeachoneofusfeel 20however,Ihadneverhadanybodypraise(表揚)mywritingbeforethat.Itencouragedmetodobettertoherthat“Look!Your 21Today,Iamasuccessfulwriter.ThankstoMrs.Kumar,my 22arenotonlyatool（工具）touse.Theyarealsoasymboloflittlebeginningsandthepowerofateacher’sencouragement.11.A.startedB.repeatedC.changedD.appeared12.A.andB.thoughC.soD.but13.A.kindB.excitedC.satisfiedD.generous14.A.reasonsB.causesC.effortsD.wishes15.A.strangeB.endlessC.crowdedD.familiar16.A.whisperedB.clappedC.wavedD.cheered17.A.inventorsB.writersC.winnersD.visitors18.A.courageB.honestyC.prideD.modesty19.A.rememberedB.checkedC.includedD.marked20.A.protectedB.specialC.lovedD.necessary21.A.understandingB.confidenceC.recommendationD.congratulationC.skillsareneededtoinspirepeopletosharewithothersD.sharingismoreimportantthankeepingthingstooneselfCGreek(希臘)-Roman(羅馬)FestivalFriday,April28thYoucanjoinonegroup.Asamemberofthegroup,youwilltakepartinatleastONEofthefollowingactivities.CompeteinanOlympicevent.Rememberthereisonlysmallspaceforeachevent,sodon’tbelate.·HerculesThrowThrowafootballthroughahoop(圈)20feetaway.·Three-headedRaceThreepeoplelineupwithtouchinglegs.Thentheyrun100metresintheplayground.·Toga-BarrowRaceThisislikeawheelbarrowrace(Runnerstakeholdofpartners’feetwhilepartnerswalkonhands)MakeGreekorRomanfood.Mrs.Joneshasalistofrecipes(菜譜)fromancient(古代的)GreeceandRome.YoumaymakeAmericanfood,butbesuretogiveitaspecial,mythological(神話的)name.Forexample,callyourchocolatecake“Zeus’sDelight.”Thisisagreatwaytopracticeyourskillsinthekitchen.Createaworkofartforthemuseum.BesureyourartworkshowsancientGreekorRomanculture.Artworkmayincludesculptures,paintings,mosaics,ormodels.Themuseumisagreatplacetoshowoffyourartistictalent.Performanewshortperformance,songordanceforthetalentshow.RewriteyourfavoriteGreekmyth(神話)byusingmodernlanguage,orwordsofapopularsongtotellaGreekorRomanstory.SendyourcreativeideastoyourEnglishteacherforagreement.Youmustfirstperformforagroupofteachers.TheteacherschoosetheBESTperformancegroupsforthetalentshow,sobesureyourgrouphaspreparedforit.Thistimetablewillhelpgroupsknowwheneacheventwilltakeplaceandwheretogo.GroupNumber1:oo-1:251:30-1:552:00-2:252:30-3:30IOlympics/PlaygroundMuseum/LibraryFoodcourt/DiningHallTalentShow/SchoolTheatreIIFoodcourt/DiningHallOlympics/PlaygroundMuseum/LibraryIIIMuseum/LibraryFoodcourt/DiningHallOlympics/Playground29.whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.eachstudentismadetotakepartinatleastoneOlympicevent.B.GreekmythsorthesongsthatwillbeperformedarerewrittenbytheteachersC.GreekorRomannamesmustbeusesforAmericanfoodthestudentsmaycook.D.Artworksshowninthemuseumarecollectedormadebythestudentsthemselves30.WhatdoGroupIIIdorightafterwatchingtheartworks?A.Watchthetalentshow.B.Prepareforaperformance.C.Tastefoodthatstudentsmake.D.CompeteintheOlympicevents.31.Forwhatpurposeisthefestivalmostprobablyheld?A.Toimprovestudents’artistictalent.B.tomakestudentsmorephysicallystrong.C.tomakestudentsmorecreativeinmakingfoodsorperforming.D.tohelpstudentslearnaboutancientGreekandRomancultures.D“TheBritishgovernmentwilloffer￡1,000,000toanyonewhocansolvetheworld’sbiggestproblem-whateveritmightbe,”saidPrimeMinister(首相)DavidCameronatascienceconference.Inanunusualcompetition,theGovernmentwillaskpeopletofindoutthegreatestchallenge(挑戰(zhàn))today,suchasfindingareplacement(替代)foroil,producinglow-costfoodorcuringAIDS/HIV.Whenthetoughestproblemhasbeendecided,thePrimeMinisterwillgiveaway￡1,000,000tothepersonwhosuccessfullyworksouttheanswer.ThecompetitionfollowstheexampleoftheLongitudePrizestartedbythegovernmentin1714,whichoffered￡20,000(worth￡6,000,000today)toanyonewhocoulddiscoverhowfareastorwestshiphadsailed.Sailorscouldworkouttheirlocationnorthandsouth,andwereabletodecidetheirlocaltimefromthesun.however,theyneededtoknowthetimeatareference(參照)pointinordertofindouthowfartheyhadtraveledeastorwest.Manypeoplethoughttheproblemwasimpossibletosolve,buttheprizewasfinallywonbyJohnHarrison,anordinaryworker.Hedidthisbydesigningaclockthatkeptaccurate(準(zhǔn)確的)timeatseaandmadeitpossibleforsailorstoworkouttheirlocation.Almostexactly300yearson,Mr.Cameronwillhaveagroupofscientistscollectsuggestionsanddrawupashortlistofproblemsfacingtheworld.Hewillthenstartaracetosolvethemostdifficultproblem.Agovernmentofficersaid,“Wewantpeopletothinkbig:whatdoestheworldneedandhowcanweachievethat?Wearelookingforthenextpenicillin(青霉素)，airplaneorWordWideWeb.Somethingthatisgoingtoreallychangewhatwedoandhowweliveourlives-sendingusaheadintheglobalrace.”AccordingtoMr.Cameron,itisimportantto“encouragenewideas”and“attractbackthebestandthebrightest”toBritain.32.TheBritishgovernmentpromises￡1,000,000toanypersonwhoA.cansolvethebiggestchallengefacingtheworldB.canfindhowthenextpenicillinworksonillnessesC.canthinkofthemostdifficultproblemintheworldD.canhelpthePrimeMinisterrunhisgovernmentbetter33.TheLongitudePrizeismentionedmainlytoA.explainwhythegovernmentsetuptheprizein1714B.showJohnHarrisonwasagreatsuccessasaninventorC.showthatthegovernmentisverygratefultoJohnHarrisonD.explainwhatgaveMr.Camerontheideaofstartingthecompetition34.Wecaninfer(推斷)fromParagraphs4and5thatA.shipsnolongergetasseawithHarrison’sinventionB.clocksonshipskeptgoodtimebeforeHarrison’sinventionC.sailorsonshipskepttoworkouttheirlocationnorthandsouthD.thesailingindustrywasveryimportantinBritainaroundthe1700s35.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.JohnHarrisonwassurethathewouldwintheprizeB.Themillion-poundprizewillgotoaBritishscientist.C.TheBritishgovernmentpaysspecialattentiontothenation’screativity.D.Areplacementforoilisconsideredasthetoughestproblembythescientists.四、閱讀表達(dá)閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。Inmodernsociety(社會)thereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,fortheybelievethatithelpfulforsocialprogressandrichness.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad,andthatitsetsonepersonagainstanotherandleadstounfriendlinessbetweenpeople.Ihavetrainedmanychildrenwhoheldthebelief(看法)thattheirself-worthcamefromwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathmatters.Sadly,theyforgettodevelopmanyotherhumanqualities.However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthestrongwishtosucceed,othersthinkquitetheopposite.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinary(普通)players,theystronglyblamecompetition,especiallyyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressures(壓力)fromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople,Ioftenfindthattheyevenchoosetofail.Theyseemtochoosefailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying,theyalwayshaveanexcuse,“Imayhavelost,butitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.”Infact,theyareworriedthatiftheyhadreallytriedandfailed,thefailurewouldmeanthattheywereworthnothing.Clearly,thisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-worthcomesfromhowwelloneperformsincomparison(比較)withothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Wecanonlydiscoveranewmeaningincompetitionassuchworriesandfearbegintodisappear.Title：OpinionsaboutcompetitionMainargumentSomebelievethatcompetitioncanpushsociety36, whileothersthinkcompetition 37unfriendlinessbetweenpeople.Children’sperformancesSomechildren 38areaboutperformingwellandwinning.Somechildrengiveuptryingtopreventthemselvesfrom39ReasonbehindTheythinkonecanprovehisself-worthonlybyperformingbetterthanothersincompetitionWriter’s40tochildrenUnderstandthenewmeaningofcompetition.9.40.五，詞匯根據(jù)句子意思，用括號中所給詞的正確形式填空，沒空一詞。41.Thehorrorfilmkeptthelittlegirl（wake）allnight.42.Smilesonthe(swim)facesshowedhowtheyenjoyedtherace.43.Simonenteredthelibrary,found（he）aseatbythewindowandstartedhiswork.44.Itwasclosingtime,butthe(interest)touristswerestillunwillingtoleave.B)根據(jù)句意及漢語提示，寫出各單詞的正確形式，沒空一詞。45.TheCNTowerinCanadais1.815feetin(高).46.Thecatislying(舒適)underthetreewithhereyeshalf-closed.47.Hedenotedallhissavingstolocaleducationinhis(九十).48.—Whydidyoushout?—Ifeltsomething(擊中)meonthehead.六、用括號內(nèi)所給動詞的正確形式填空49.Outgoingchildrenprefershowingtheirfeelingsopenlyto(control)themwithinthemselves.50.—GuoTao’snewbookabouthisstorieswithhisson_______(come)out.—Really?Whynotgotothebookshopandbuyonerightnow?51.Excuseme,haven’tyoubeentold_______(notsmoke)inthereadingroom？52.IcanstillspeaksomeFrenchnow,forI______(teach)ChineseinFranceforseveralyears.53—Whydidn’tyousayanything?—Sorry,I_____(reply)tomyboss’smessage.七．根據(jù)所給中文完成句子54.這些句子必須都記在筆記本上嗎？__________________________________________________inthenotebook？55.當(dāng)我們到達(dá)時，會議已經(jīng)開始10分鐘了。Themeeting_______________________________________________.56.他們正在討論該向誰求救嗎？______________________________________________________________?57.昨天給那個病人做手術(shù)的時間可真夠長的！__________________________________________yesterday!58.讓我一個人呆著，以便我能想出一個好主意。___________________________________________agoodidea.59.經(jīng)常看到露西的父親開車送她上學(xué)。Lucy’sfather____________________________________________.八、書面表達(dá)過年燃放爆竹是中國人的傳統(tǒng)，但是近年來越來越多的人贊同過年不放爆竹。假如你是GreenClub的一員，請你用英語寫倡議書，介紹燃放爆竹可能帶來的危害，并呼吁同學(xué)們過年時少放或不放爆竹。注意：1）所給內(nèi)容必須包括圖示中的信息，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮：2）文中不得出現(xiàn)你的真實姓名和學(xué)校名稱：3）表達(dá)清楚，語句通順，意思連貫，書寫規(guī)范;4)詞數(shù)不少于90。文章的開頭已為你寫好，不計人總詞數(shù)。參考詞匯：setofffirecrackers燃放爆竹gas氣體（可數(shù)名詞）Dearall,It’sa